A 16-Year-Old Client Has Been Prescribed Metronidazole (Flagyl)for Treatment of a Sexually

question 3

Multiple Choice

A 16-year-old client has been prescribed metronidazole (Flagyl) for treatment of a sexually transmitted infection.This client has been seen in the clinic four times in the last 6 months for the same condition.The client just wants the nurse to give her the medication so that she can go home.What would be considered the priority nursing diagnosis for this client?

• A)Noncompliance (antimicrobial therapy)related to therapeutic regimen
• B)Diarrhea related to effects of drug therapy
• C)Infection,Risk for
• D)Knowledge,Deficient (infection)related to disease process,transmission,and drug therapy

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